Lajos Portisch vs Vasily Smyslov

Monte Carlo · 1968 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 42 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Vasily Smyslov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Monte Carlo
Site Monte Carlo
Round 8
Date 1968.00.00
Opening English Opening (A26)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

6k1/Rp1r1p1p/1P4p1/P7/7r/2K5/8/R7 b - - 2 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nc6
  3. 3.g3 g6
  4. 4.Bg2 Bg7
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.e4 Nge7
  7. 7.Nge2 O-O
  8. 8.O-O Nd4
  9. 9.Nxd4 exd4
  10. 10.Ne2 c6
  11. 11.b4 a5
  12. 12.b5 cxb5
  13. 13.cxb5 d5
  14. 14.Ba3 dxe4
  15. 15.Bxe4 Re8
  16. 16.Nf4 Bh6
  17. 17.Qf3 Bxf4
  18. 18.Bxe7 Rxe7
  19. 19.Qxf4 Be6
  20. 20.Qf6 Rc7
  21. 21.Qxd8+ Rxd8
  22. 22.b6 Rc3
  23. 23.Rfb1 Bd5
  24. 24.a4 Bxe4
  25. 25.dxe4 d3
  26. 26.Kg2 Rd4
  27. 27.Kf3 d2+
  28. 28.Ke2 Rxe4+
  29. 29.Kxd2 Rf3
  30. 30.Rb5 Rxf2+
  31. 31.Kd3 Rg4
  32. 32.Rxa5 Rxh2
  33. 33.Ra7 Rxg3+
  34. 34.Kc4 Rh4+
  35. 35.Kc5 Rc3+
  36. 36.Kd5 Rd3+
  37. 37.Kc5 Rc3+
  38. 38.Kd5 Rd3+
  39. 39.Kc5 Rh5+
  40. 40.Kc4 Rd7
  41. 41.a5 Rh4+
  42. 42.Kc3

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